LFUS vs UEIC vs OUST Stock Comparison

Littelfuse, Universal Electronics and Ouster Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LFUS Littelfuse Inc /De
$364.03 -15.2% 1M +35.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.72B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.61B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
6 wins
OUST Ouster, Inc.
$29.71 -32.0% 1M -17.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.16B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$204.91M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Littelfuse leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Littelfuse 6, Universal Electronics 3, Ouster 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLFUSUEICOUSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.72B $68.30M $2.16B LFUS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1,206x -4.5x -40.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 11.0x — UEIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.4% -17.9% +62.8% OUST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.3% -4.6% -26.0% LFUS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% -1.7% — LFUS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -1.2x — UEIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.2% +20.4% -17.0% LFUS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.5%/yr -33.7%/yr -14.4%/yr LFUS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.1% 55.7% 102.2% LFUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 58/100 44/100 UEIC

Percentile Scorecard

LFUSUEICOUST

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisLFUSUEICOUST
Valuation 58 #47 of 111 91 #11 of 111 11 #99 of 111
Growth 28 #78 of 108 26 #80 of 108 82 #20 of 108
Profitability 50 #53 of 104 35 #68 of 104 14 #90 of 104
Financial Health 61 #45 of 115 46 #63 of 115 88 #15 of 115
Shareholder Returns 35 #53 of 81 94 #6 of 81 24 #62 of 81
Overall 46 58 44
  • LFUS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • UEIC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • OUST ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodLFUSUEICOUSTSPY
1 month -15.2%+2.7%-32.0% -0.8%
3 months -9.7%+15.4%-15.5% +3.5%
6 months -9.7%+24.6%+10.4% +7.0%
Year to date +43.9%+45.7%+37.3% +12.2%
1 year +35.2%+20.4%-17.0% +13.0%
3 years +68.3%-30.2%+683.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.0%-11.3%+98.7% +23.1%
5 years +30.6%-87.1%-54.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.5%-33.7%-14.4% +11.0%
10 years +165.7%-92.2%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.3%-22.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLFUSUEICOUSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.1%55.7%102.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.9%51.6%100.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.840.354.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.820.37-0.17 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.8%-93.6%-95.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.6%-10.5%-52.5% -1.8%
52-week high $489.10$5.88$62.52 $779.14
52-week low $234.94$2.76$16.63 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleLFUSUEICOUST
P/E now vs peer median -1,143xmedian 32.0x -4.4xmedian 32.0x -36.8xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.8x 0.2xmedian 2.8x 9.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 39.6xmedian 19.4x 5.6xmedian 19.4x -33.8xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 29.0x 8.2xmedian 29.0x -24.7xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.9x 0.5xmedian 2.9x 5.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 43.13median 1.13 -0.11median 1.13 -0.65median 1.13

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsLFUSUEICOUST
Revenue $2.61B $330.57M $204.91M
Gross profit $1.03B $97.69M $101.63M
Operating income $95.49M -$2.77M -$62.60M
Net income -$8.06M -$15.10M -$53.33M
Free cash flow $444.35M $8.24M -$82.47M
R&D $115.22M $21.87M $68.46M
EPS (diluted) $-0.31 $-1.13 $-0.81
Cash & equivalents $628.22M $32.40M $91.76M
Total debt $629.66M $86.37M –
Shares (diluted) 25.62M 13.43M 65.99M
Enterprise value $7.23B -$57.73M $1.28B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricLFUSUEICOUST
P/E -1,143x -4.4x -36.8x
P/FCF 20.8x 8.2x -24.7x
P/Operating cash flow 18.1x 5.9x -37.8x
P/S 3.5x 0.2x 9.9x
P/B 3.5x 0.5x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 0.6x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA 39.6x 5.6x -33.8x
EV/EBIT 96.8x -20.3x -28.3x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 0.2x 8.7x
EV/FCF 20.8x 6.8x -21.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x 4.9x -33.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 43.13 -0.11 -0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLFUSUEICOUST
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.4% -17.9% 62.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% -12.1% 51.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.4% -16.7% 90.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.9% -8.1% 166.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -52.6% 58.6% 39.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.7% 63.9% 45.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -107.5% 7.8% 42.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.5% 40.4% 48.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -107.3% 9.3% 52.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.5% 41.3% 56.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.5% -61.7% -329.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -34.8% 27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 41.0% -68.0% -416.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.0% -32.6% 17.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLFUSUEICOUST
Gross margin 39.3% 29.6% 49.6%
EBITDA margin 8.9% 3.0% -25.6%
Operating margin 3.7% -0.8% -30.6%
Pretax margin 3.0% -2.4% -25.5%
Net margin -0.3% -4.6% -26.0%
FCF margin 17.0% 2.5% -40.2%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 3.5% -26.3%
Return on equity -0.3% -10.7% -16.5%
Return on assets -0.2% -5.8% -12.5%
Return on invested capital 0.0% -1.7% –
Return on capital employed 2.8% -1.9% -18.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -63.5x -0.8x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.9% 18.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLFUSUEICOUST
Debt / assets 15.7% 7.8% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -1.2x –
Debt / FCF 1.4x 2.5x –
Liabilities / assets 34.7% 46.5% 21.8%
Equity / assets 65.3% 53.5% 78.2%
Interest coverage 3.2x – –
Current ratio 2.8x 1.8x 4.2x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.1x 3.5x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.3x 3.1x
Altman Z-score 5.64 2.89 9.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLFUSUEICOUST
Dividend yield 0.8% 4.6% –
Net buyback yield -1.1% 3.4% -6.9%
Shareholder yield -0.2% 8.0% -6.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusLFUSUEICOUST
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 11.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $17.78FY2026 $0.48FY2026 $-0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +66.5%FY2026 +54.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% +16.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.11BFY2026 $288.89MFY2026 $229.51MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.3%FY2026 -21.6%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% +11.6% +36.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLFUSUEICOUST
Held by institutions 99.4% 53.5% 53.9%
Institutions holding 606 46 330
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% -2.2% +19.0%
Institutions buying 295 18 233
Institutions selling 209 16 66
Buyers to sellers 1.41 1.13 3.53

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

LFUSUEICOUST
LFUS 1.00 0.17 0.52
UEIC 0.17 1.00 0.17
OUST 0.52 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LFUS, UEIC and OUST?

Littelfuse (LFUS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Littelfuse (LFUS) $9.72B, Universal Electronics (UEIC) $68.30M, Ouster (OUST) $2.16B.

Which company is growing faster?

Ouster (OUST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Littelfuse (LFUS) +15.4%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -17.9%, Ouster (OUST) +62.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Littelfuse (LFUS) has the highest net margin (Littelfuse (LFUS) -0.3%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -4.6%, Ouster (OUST) -26.0%). On return on invested capital, Littelfuse (LFUS) leads (Littelfuse (LFUS) 0.0%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -1.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Littelfuse (LFUS) returned the most: Littelfuse (LFUS) +35.2%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) +20.4%, Ouster (OUST) -17.0%. Over five years, Littelfuse (LFUS) compounded fastest (Littelfuse (LFUS) +5.5%/yr, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -33.7%/yr, Ouster (OUST) -14.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Littelfuse (LFUS) has been the steadiest (Littelfuse (LFUS) 43.1%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) 55.7%, Ouster (OUST) 102.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LFUS, UEIC and OUST?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Littelfuse (LFUS) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.